Brought into the business by older brother Alexei; they are now equal partners. Started out importing computers to Russia, then set up a bank, and recently have been active in real estate and mass media. Despite their wealth, the brothers felt a lack of education and completed executive M.B.A.s at the University of Chicago in 2005. Alexei is in charge of the brothers' IT business and the general strategy; Dmitry was recently appointed to a seat on the Federation Council of the gas-rich Arctic region of Yamal and is more involved in their bank, Promsvyazbank.